شموسُsuns الهُدىguidance والحمدand praise للّهto God شارقةrising
شموسُ الهُدى والحمد للّه شارقة
وأسيافand swords أهلthe people of الدينthe faith بالحقّwith truth بارقَةflashing
وأسياف أهل الدين بالحقّ بارقَة
The suns of guidance—praise be to God—are rising;
And the swords of the people of faith flash with truth.
وإنْand even if خَرَسَتْhave fallen mute عنconcerning نُصرَةdefending الدّينthe faith أَلْسُنٌtongues
وإنْ خَرَسَتْ عن نُصرَة الدّين أَلْسُنٌ
فكَمْyet how many ألسنٍtongues مثلَlike الأسنّةspearheads ناطقَةspeaking
فكَمْ ألسنٍ مثلَ الأسنّة ناطقَة
And even if some tongues have fallen mute in defense of the faith,
Yet how many tongues, like spearheads, speak out!
متىwhen لَمَسَتْtouched كفُّthe hand of الغُوَاةِthe misguided سماءَهits heaven
متى لَمَسَتْ كفُّ الغُوَاةِ سماءَه
فلمand did not تَرْمِهِمْstrike them منfrom حُرَّسِthe guards of الشُهبthe shooting stars صاعقَةa thunderbolt
فلم تَرْمِهِمْ من حُرَّسِ الشُهب صاعقَة
When has the hand of the misguided touched its heaven
Without a thunderbolt from the meteor sentries striking them?
ولاand do not تحسَبواthink أهلَthe people of الحمايةprotection قدalready قضّتhave perished
ولا تحسَبوا أهلَ الحماية قد قضّت
فماfor none سبقتhas gone before إلاّexcept هنالكthere لاحقَةa successor
فما سبقت إلاّ هنالك لاحقَة
And do not think the defenders have perished;
For none has gone before without another there to follow.
ولاand do not تيأسواdespair منof ذاكthat إنif ماتhas died صالحٌSalih
ولا تيأسوا من ذاك إن مات صالحٌ
فهذاso here is ابنُهhis son راياتهhis banners فيهin him خافقَةfluttering
فهذا ابنُه راياته فيه خافقَة
Nor despair of that if Salih has died:
Here, then, is his son, in whom his banners flutter.
ألمhave you not تنظرواseen ماwhat أَطْلَعَتْهُbrought it to light علومُهhis learning
ألم تنظروا ما أَطْلَعَتْهُ علومُه
منof الحُجَجِproofs الّلاتيwhich أبانتmade clear حقائقَهits truths
من الحُجَجِ الّلاتي أبانت حقائقَه
Have you not seen what his learning has brought to light
Of proofs that have made its truths plain?
كأنّas though سَنَاهاtheir radiance فيin دُجىthe gloom of البِدَعِreligious innovations التيthat
كأنّ سَنَاها في دُجى البِدَعِ التي
بدتhave appeared شمسُa sun أفقٍa horizon للحنادسthrough the deep darkness خارقةpiercing
بدت شمسُ أفقٍ للحنادس خارقة
It is as though their radiance, amid the gloom of innovations that
Have appeared, were a sun on the horizon, piercing the darkness.
بواترُkeen-edged swords أمّاas for شهمُهاtheir champion فمحمّدٌthen Muhammad
بواترُ أمّا شهمُها فمحمّدٌ
وأمّاand as for لِهَامِfor the heads of الزائِغينthose who stray ففالقةthen they cleave
وأمّا لِهَامِ الزائِغين ففالقة
Keen-edged swords—as for their champion, he is Muhammad;
And as for the heads of those who stray, they cleave them.
لَعَمْرِيby my life لقدindeed حلّىadorned منof الدّينthe faith جيدَهits neck
لَعَمْرِي لقد حلّى من الدّين جيدَه
وتوّجand crowned بالتّصنيفthrough writing فيهon it مَفَارِقَهits hair-partings
وتوّج بالتّصنيف فيه مَفَارِقَه
By my life, he has indeed adorned the neck of the faith,
And crowned its head with writings on it,
وأَنْطَقَand made speak منof داعيthe herald of الهُدَىguidance مُتَكَلِّماًa speaker
وأَنْطَقَ من داعي الهُدَى مُتَكَلِّماً
وأَخْرَسَand silenced منof فحلthe bull-camel of الضّلالerror شقاشقهits bellowings
وأَخْرَسَ من فحل الضّلال شقاشقه
And given the herald of guidance a voice,
And silenced the bellowing of error’s bull-camel.
وذاكand that بيمنthrough the blessing of السيّدthe lord الأسعدِmost fortunate الذيwho
وذاك بيمن السيّد الأسعدِ الذي
لنُصْرَتِهِfor his support للدّينfor the faith حَمَّلَburdened عَاتِقَهhis shoulder
لنُصْرَتِهِ للدّين حَمَّلَ عَاتِقَه
And that is through the blessing of the most fortunate lord, who
Took upon his shoulder the burden of championing the faith,
وأخْلَصَand was sincere فيin دَرْءِwarding off الفسادcorruption طَوِيَّةًinward intent
وأخْلَصَ في دَرْءِ الفساد طَوِيَّةً
أدَارَset revolving علىaround قُطْبَيْthe two poles of هُدَاهhis guidance مناطقَهhis equatorial circles
أدَارَ على قُطْبَيْ هُدَاه مناطقَه
And was pure of purpose in warding off corruption;
He set his circles revolving round the twin poles of his guidance.
هوhe النّاصرُthe defender المنصورُthe victorious حمّودةُHammuda الذيwho
هو النّاصرُ المنصورُ حمّودةُ الذي
محامِدُهhis virtues فيin الشّرقthe East والغربand the West عابقةfragrant
محامِدُه في الشّرق والغرب عابقة
He is the defender, the victorious Hammuda, whose
Virtues spread their fragrance through East and West.
لئنindeed, if تحْلِفswear الأيّامthe days أنthat لاnot ترىsee لهfor him
لئن تحْلِف الأيّام أن لا ترى له
ولمand have not تَرَseen مِثْلاًan equal فهيthen they are فيin ذاكthat صادقةtruthful
ولم تَرَ مِثْلاً فهي في ذاك صادقة
Indeed, if the days swear they will never see his equal,
And have never seen one, they are truthful in that.
فدامتso may they endure لهfor him الأيّامthe days وهيand they are مواسمfestive seasons
فدامت له الأيّام وهي مواسم
وآمالُناand our hopes فيهاin them بهthrough him وهيand they are وارقةin leaf
وآمالُنا فيها به وهي وارقة
So may his days endure as festive seasons,
And our hopes in them, through him, remain in leaf.
Sol 6.1